Chef and Food Writer Theresa Carle-Sanders – Quick Bites from Pender

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for Theresa Carle-Sanders

I am a professional chef turned food blogger, photographer and published author. I can talk about food all day long if you’ll let me — so if you’re looking for a guest for a radio, TV or online show or for someone to write a food article or column, drop me a line at islandvittles(at)shaw.ca.

In the meantime, please check out more of my writing, public appearances and food photos below, or watch my foraging and cooking videos at IVTV.ca. I hope to speak with you soon!

I found your site while looking for expert advice on how to whack stinging nettles from existence. I got some of that, but more than anything, I kept getting all this cool info about how nutritious they are. I knew that already, and about the indians and french chefs (yada yada) and I was turned around into thinking what I already knew. DOnt hate the nettles. Sure the kids toss the football in there as well as everyball that gets toosed nearby. they all end up in our MASSIVE nettles patch. Weve seen our share of tears around here thats for sure. DUMB NETTLES!

Fact is Im tired of hating anything. SO, Ive decided to love the nettles instead. This may confuse the kids, but one of them is a budding chef. If I can turn him around, there may be hope for the other two. We shall now attempt to, lovingly, control our over abundant supply and make the best use of them.
Im working on a way to weaponize the irritant in true Viking fashion before we eat the stuff. Oh yeah, we live in Sweden.
Anyway, nice work, if the one kid gets his own cooking show, you may get a call! ……and btw, nice website!
Med vänliga hälsningar,
Brian

Tried to find an email to contact you, so sending via this comment. Loved your recipe for Salted Prawns with Jicama Slaw and was wondering if you would like to share with our readers on THE BASICS Magazine. If so, let us know and we will send you additional information on what we need. Keep of the delicious recipes.

Hi Theresa – it’s Jim here – Jess’ friend – I found your article about veg stock on the tapas newsletter! We were on South Pender last summer for a week – my wife April and then 3 year old son Oliver. What a great place to be! We made some big changes food wise several years ago and I will bookmark your site – sounds perfect. Please say hi to Howard foir me!

I couldn’t find your E-mail address, so I write to you here.
I’m producer on a little TV-company, who make one hour TV on sign language to deaf people in Denmark, and in next week we will make a series with two deaf men, who get a challenge, where they have to make some recipes with a challenge.
We will make 3 Christmas recipes and one of the is Danish klejner, and I’m ask you for permission to borrow your pictures of the finished klejner and how they have to look before they are finished. They will be on the TV for maximum 5 sec maybe.

I hope you will give me your permission, and you can contact me on mail: ah@deaftv.dk

I seem to have lost receiving your new Island Vittles and Outlander Kitchen post by email. I tried signing up again, but that just seems to be on individual posts rather that all the new ones. Help, Please.

I have a partially printed receipt for ‘My Favorite Lemon Cake’ and want to try it. I have looked in the Outlander Kitchen and here (IslandVittles) and don’t see it. Where do I look next?
Thanks
Sue Ellen

All righty then,
January is here and the ban on kitchen waste in our area is now in effect. I am giving the Bokashi system a whirl. Here’s hoping I have as much success as you seem to have had so far. Soldier on!!

So I’ve started. I like yourself have decided to bring my bucket indoors to encourage the break down. The lid is tight so I am hopeful that no nasty scents will be emanating from it.
I have a web site that you might all be interested in for those of us living on Vancouver Island. The Bokashi product is produced by Cowichan Compost and they are offering to sell it at the locations mentioned on the web site. Could be a little more affordable than shipping from elsewhere. Here it is: http://cowichancompost.com/contactproductlocations

No sign of the boat here on Pender, David. Lat year, the boat came only once. The prawn population just isn’t there…the boats aren’t even catching their commercial limits, which means a majorly reduced supply and corresponding price hikes. The water is warming, and I suspect that may be the problem. It’s certainly damaging the local scallop population.